"What's going on? Why is Call of Duty gone? Can someone tell me what happened?"
"I just checked Twitter. Nintendo is suing Lingjing for character design plagiarism in Call of Duty's Ghost. The game has been taken down."
"Lingjing? That old scoundrel's company and his behind-the-scenes team? Plagiarizing Nintendo? How is that possible!!"
"Damn these Japanese bastards, they're so jealous that our Dragon Country has a hit game and they're playing dirty tricks behind our backs!!"
"Plagiarism?? Who did Ghost plagiarize? I've played Nintendo games for over ten years and never seen a character like Ghost. This is just a baseless accusation!"
"They're bullying us because we don't have a voice on the internet, aren't they!?"
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Most netizens, upon hearing the news of Call of Duty's plagiarism, were in disbelief and desperately defended Lu Li.
However, a portion of envious netizens clapped their hands in glee:
"They should learn from their neighbors, Tencent, who just copy within their own country. Now they've copied abroad and disgraced themselves!"
"Trash, plagiarists are doomed. I even shed tears for Ghost!"
"This is great news. I always wondered how such a garbage heap of Chinese games produced a gem, turns out it was stolen."
"Hahaha, this stupid game is finally off the shelves. Good riddance to the stupid designer!"
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Meanwhile, domestic game manufacturers made various moves.
Tencent.
"Quickly, use this opportunity to release the pre-heat campaign for Call of Duty mobile."
Cai Qingsong immediately convened an emergency meeting.
His face was flushed with excitement: "Remember to buy trending topics, a major one, right below the 'Call of Duty taken down' trending topic."
"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Whether we can piggyback on this IP's popularity depends on this move."
"Yes!"
Chen Liang immediately went to work.
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NetEase.
"What kind of bullshit plagiarism is this!"
Wang Lei slammed the documents in his hand onto the table, furious: "A nobody character with less than two minutes of screen time in a game, and they're coming to accuse us? Nintendo is really going downhill!"
"But, boss, this seems to be an opportunity for us as well."
Game Director Ren Qingye analyzed: "We also have a single-player shooting game about to be released. With this most popular competitor out of the way, our sales should be quite good."
"I heard Valve is also releasing a masochistic game. When one whale falls, all things prosper. Call of Duty has been too outstanding lately."
"They're just getting what they deserve for blocking others' revenue."
"But..."
Wang Lei wanted to say something, but listening to the director's analysis, he felt a bit more at ease. He knew he had become a pure businessman.
That youthful ambition had long since been defeated by reality.
"Prepare for the online launch and publicity as soon as possible."
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The foreign internet was also abuzz with discussions about Call of Duty's removal.
"Wow, great news for everyone! The trash is gone!"
"I knew it. How could a mediocre Dragon Country game suddenly become a king? Turns out it was copied."
"But... even if Ghost's character design was copied, the game itself was of very high quality."
"Other aspects might be copied too, they just haven't been discovered yet."
"What a shame, such a good game, and I didn't even get to finish it because it was taken down. I'm terrible at games."
"I checked the documents released by the court. The evidence provided by Nintendo alone is not enough for a definitive ruling. Taking it down directly like this is unreasonable. Steam..."
Three million was used to purchase an 'Around the World in Eighty Days' server.
Another twenty million was for the Lingjing Game Platform, compatible with any language and game platform worldwide.
Lu Li had long envisioned creating his own game platform.
However, his original plan was to develop his own game platform after Dark Souls was released and he had collected enough resentment points, without affecting the development of other games.
But then this incident happened, accelerating the plan, and the Dark Souls project was temporarily shelved.
With his own game platform, Call of Duty could be re-released as usual. He had already consulted with top international legal teams to understand the case.
Based on the evidence currently provided by Nintendo, Steam's removal of Call of Duty was not in accordance with the rules.
But in their own domain, their rules were the rules.
If they wanted to target you, you could only suffer in silence.
However, with his own game platform, all these issues would be resolved.
While launching the software abroad might be difficult, it was something that could be solved with time and money.
Anything that could be solved with money was not a problem.
Now, all he needed to do was find a suitable opportunity to successfully launch the game platform, and Call of Duty could be officially released, allowing the resentment point acquisition pipeline to resume operation.
Looking at the less than five million resentment points remaining, Lu Li felt no sense of security at all.
With these five million points, he could only create a small game similar to Undertale, with a pixel art style.
He hadn't decided what to make yet.
After completing the game platform, Lu Li rested for two solid days.
On the third day, Lu Li cleaned himself up meticulously and put on a handsome suit.
Looking in the mirror at his sharp, elegant, and radiant youthful handsome face.
Although not as good as one ten-thousandth of the audience's favor,
It was enough to outshine the hottest young idols and seasoned actors of the moment.
Today,
He was invited to Longteng University to participate in their anniversary celebration and give a special lecture – Game Creation and Inspiration.
Following the official certification and promotional reposts from Longteng University,
Countless netizens were eager to catch a glimpse of the mysterious old scoundrel.
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